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FBI assists in Cincinnati credit card skimmer investigation

Skimmers that copy credit card information were found at two more Hamilton County gas stations.

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Updated: 11:14 PM EST Dec 29, 2015

FBI assists in Cincinnati credit card skimmer investigation

Skimmers that copy credit card information were found at two more Hamilton County gas stations.

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Updated: 11:14 PM EST Dec 29, 2015

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WEBVTT HE IS COMMENTING THAT THE CITYWILL DO SOME SOUL-SEARCHING ASIT EXAMINES POLICE PROCEDURES.IT'S HAPPENED AGAIN.SKIMMERS THAT COPY YOUR CREDITCARD INFORMATION WERE FOUND ATTWO MORE GAS STATIONS IN TOWN.THE PROBLEM IS SO BAD THE FBI ISNOW GETTING INVOLVED.WLWT NEWS 5'S EMILY WOOD HAS THENEW INFORMATION.EMILY: THE AUDITOR SAYS IT ISDIFFICULT TO KNOW IF THESESKIMMERS ARE RELATED TO SEVERALOTHER CASES WITHIN HAMILTON,BUTLER AND WARREN COUNTY., LOVELAND POLICE SAY A CREDITCARD SKIMMER WAS FOUND AT THISSHELL STATION ON LOVELANDMADEIRA ROAD, AND ANOTHER WASFOUND RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET ATTHE CIRCLE K MARATHON GASSTATION IN SYMMES TOWNSHIP.IT KIND OF MAKES ME WANT TOGO SOMEWHERE ELSE, IN FACT, TOACTUALLY FILL UP.EMILY: ZACHARY KALTENBACH WORKSNEXT DOOR TO THE CIRCLE K ANDUSUALLY SWIPES HIS CREDIT CARDONCE OR TWICE A WEEK TO FILL-UPAT THE PUMP.VERY ALARMING, BECAUSE YOUNEVER KNOW WHAT COULD HAPPEN,AND LIKE ONLINE AND STUFF LIKETHAT.SO IT'S ACTUALLY VERY SURPRISINGTO KNOW THAT IT'S HAPPENING HEREIN LOVELAND.EMILY: THE SHELL STATION SAYSTHE SKIMMER WAS FOUND ON PUMP 8.BUT A MONTH AGO, EVERY PUMP WASCHECKED BY INSPECTORS.A SKIMMER LOOKS LIKE A THUMBDRIVE AND CANNOT BE DETECTEDFROM THE OUTSIDE OF A PUMP.ALL IT NEEDS IS A CREDIT CARDSWIPE AND THE INFORMATION ISSAVED ON THE SKIMMER.IT MAKES YOU FEEL AWFUL THATYOU CAN'T EVEN TRUST ANYONE TOGO GET GAS AND SOMEONE IS GOING, TO STEAL YOUR CREDIT AND THEYCOULD RUIN A BIG CHUNK OF YOURLIFE WITH IT.EMILY: RACHEL MOORE LIVES ANDWORKS IN LOVELAND.SHE, TOO, HAS SWIPED HER CARD ATTHE PUMPS AND SAYS THE GASSTATIONS SHOULD INCREASESECURITY TO PREVENT FUTURESKIMMERS.I UNDERSTAND THEY HAPPENQUICKLY, BUT AT THE SAME TIME,THERE'S GOT TO BE SOMETHING THATTHEY CAN DO TO, SOME KIND OFALARMS OR SOMETHING THEY CAN PUTON THE MACHINES TO RECOGNIZETHAT SOMEONE'S DOING SOMETHINGTHAT SHOULDN'T BE DONE.EMILY: IN BUTLER COUNTY, ONE GASSTATION IS PUTTING A TAMPERPROOF STICKER OVER THE PUMPPANEL.POLICE SAY THAT IT IS DIFFICULTTO FIND THE SUSPECTS DOING THISBECAUSE THEY WILL DRIVE A LARGEBOX TRUCK OR MOVING VAN TO BLOCKTHE CAMERA POINTED AT THE PUMP,MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TOTRACK DOWN WHO IS RESPONSIBLE.REPORTING LIVE, EMILY WOOD, WLWTNEWS 5.SHEREE: IF YOU PREFER TO PAYWITH A CREDIT CARD, LIKE MANYPEOPLE DO, POLICE RECOMMENDPAYING FOR YOUR GAS INSIDE THESTATION AND AVOID THE PUMP ALL

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FBI assists in Cincinnati credit card skimmer investigation

Skimmers that copy credit card information were found at two more Hamilton County gas stations.